Lily: varieties and species. Asian hybrids of lilies

Many growers are fanatical collectors of beautiful lilies, having several dozen different varieties. Bulbous flowers bloom depending on the type of hybrid, the depth of planting, as well as the degree of illumination of the site. If you have in your garden a whole collection of different hybrids, the general period of flowering of planting begins from the end of June and lasts until the fall, when the varieties bloom, alternately replacing each other. Let's learn more in detail about planting and caring for such amazing colors as lilies. Varieties and plant species are divided into 9 sections. Also, we will analyze the main mistakes of amateur gardeners and get acquainted with the novelties of selection.

Varieties and classification

Indeed, there is something to chase in an effort to find a novelty and boast it before neighbors, because the total varietal number of plants reaches 3,000 different names. However, the total mass of florists poorly remembers how the name of varieties of lilies sounds, being guided by the color scale and type (section). Moreover, some of the landings are roaming from the garden to the vegetable garden, which is called incognito, in exchange. To begin, let's look at the classification of sections:

• Asian lilies (A) - the most unpretentious, and in this regard, are common in our territories since time immemorial. Well winter, have small flowers of various shades, which are revealed in the first half of summer. Representatives of this variety do not smell, what unspeakably pleasing bouquet lovers for cutting.
• Long-flowered lilies, longiflorum (LO) - the most odorous of all presented sections.
• Oriental hybrids, or orientals (O), also possess a persistent aroma. By right are considered the most beautiful of all sections. Blossom between the end of August and September.
• Tubular lilies (T) - popular in the middle band section, which has an almost suffocating sharp smell.

We have finished to classify sections, we pass to hybrids (crosses between sections), which are constantly replenishing new varieties of lilies (FROM hybrids and other successful selection experiments). Some of them have mixed colors, for which they are most revered by flower growers, and also do not have such pronounced sharp aroma. The smell of hybrid lily flowers has become more tender.

Hybrid sections

The East Asian hybrids (OA) are considered to be the smallest ones, this is due to the fact that scientists can not yet deduce a sufficient number of stains. The bulk of the presented section has bright orange-red flowers with a yellow or white border.

But to an undeniable breeding success it is possible to classify FROM hybrids, and also LA hybrids, the truth, in cultivation and cultivation of these sections there are certain complications about what we still necessarily we shall talk.

It should also be noted that in the last, the ninth section, numerous wild lilies are taken out.

How to grow hybrids?

Year by year, the quality of the hybrid material imported to our country has been steadily increasing. More and more popular is the lily. Her grades are becoming more beautiful and beautiful, and caring for them is not as complex as it might seem to an unsophisticated florist. Why do some fans of the flora and do not rush to breed hybrid, tubular or Asian varieties? Yes, all because, having planted such a bulb once and having suffered a fiasco, they decide for themselves that this occupation is definitely for the elect. One simple rule should be clarified: planting planting material on the shovel bayonet in order to insure against freezing is a profound misconception. Only Asian varieties are planted so deeply, and FROM hybrids of lilies, sorts of tubular and long-flowered representatives should be placed in the soil to a depth of 10-15 cm, as, indeed, it is indicated on the packages. In our minds, the idea of severe winter frosts is ineradicable.

What happens to the bulb when it is deeply planted?

The answer to the question is almost obvious. When the bulb is deeply buried, the thermal regime is broken during the vegetative period, which weakens the plant and either inhibits flowering or completely excludes this process. Imagine such a picture: in the spring, the germ needs to break through to the light, and he spent all his energy to overcome the distance of 25 cm, or even deeper. Then the plant simply will not have the strength to blossom, and the lonely thin stalk of the shoot will remain inactive all summer long. So, the lily (grade) Royal and does require the bulb to be laid down to a depth of 5-6 cm. Before planting, the rhizome of the lily is cut with a secateur. This will help the nutrients from the soil to penetrate more quickly into the bulb and, accordingly, it is better to develop it. Well, as it should be, immediately after laying the planting material in the soil properly spilled.

The period of disembarkation

Modern hybrids of lilies (Shocking, Robin, Dallas), as well as LA-, LO-, OA-hybrids can be planted both in autumn and in spring, in May, when the soil warms up sufficiently well. Flowering planted in spring crops can be expected already this season. Of course, do not expect to get immediately a large number of flowers on the bush, but the flower growers are impatient people. And they like it very much when the fruits (and in this case the flowers) of their labor can be estimated without delaying for future seasons.

When to stop watering?

After the Asian lily (varieties Aphrodite, Sphinx and others) stops flowering, it is necessary to cut the stem for the best ripening of the children and in order that in the subsequent flowering seasons the bush is formed immediately from several strong shoots. This fully applies to other hybrids. Now you can stop watering. If the planting of new varieties in the ground is planned for autumn, the bulb can not be watered, in order to avoid excessive soil moisture and, as a result, the risk of frosting increases.

How to store hybrids in winter?

Most flower garden enthusiasts buy and plant oriental lilies (Betty, Allegro, Aurora, Africa, Imperial Gold and others) with the expectation that a perennial bulbous plant does not require permanent transplantation and storage in winter. However, in fact, these hybrids are very fond of dry winter storage. Simply put, bulbs in the fall should be dug and dried, and the remainder of the stem removed. Then store, like gladioli, at a temperature of +1 to +5 degrees in a dark place (for example, in the refrigerator or in the cellar of a private house).

Dry shelter

Do you remember how we mentioned the real collectors who have grown several dozens of hybrid varieties in their garden for more than one year? How to be those who have a harvest of lilies comparable to potatoes? In this case, a so-called dry shelter can be used, when a film is laid on the top layer of the soil , then a mulching material (sawdust, dry foliage, hay) is placed in a thick layer. And only then the fir paws are laid on mulch, after - again a layer of greenhouse film. Especially happy with this method of shelter will be Asian lily hybrids (sorts Miss Ellis, Bars, Pixie, Black Drozd, Sorbet and others). Dry soil under a layer of mulch can be achieved if the film is laid on the surface above the bulb almost immediately after the end of the flowering period. For the accumulated moisture on the film during the autumn long rainy season, there are grooves of row spacing. Thus, the soil above the bulb remains dry and will not be able to freeze, even if the depth of the bulb is only 10 centimeters. The film, mulching material and lapnika form an additional protection for the plant. Such a way of shelter is able to protect the lilies (varieties, description and general recommendations we considered in this article) and from recurrent spring frosts.

Spring Care

In spring, film layers and mulch can be disposed of after the snow mass has passed. Do not let the soil fall out under direct sunlight. However, from frosts and in order to promptly appear desired shoots, on a bed with lilies put arcs, on which they put tight covering material. Such a shelter will save heat, get fast shoots, and allow air inside the impromptu greenhouse to circulate freely.

Varieties of hybrids are constantly updated

If to take into account modern selection successes, then lily (StarClass, Siberia, Optimist) with increased frost resistance can be included. These eastern hybrids are able to completely winter without a so-called dry shelter. Special attention should be paid to hybrids of the newest selection - LOO (eastern long-flowered). Large-flowered bulbs crossed with long-flowered and received simply giant "gramophones" reaching 40 cm in diameter. The most successful example is a lily (Brilliant variety) of white color. For the winter requires dry shelter with a thicker (up to 30cm) layer of mulch.

Why can eastern hybrids not blossom next season?

Eastern lilies bloom in the last turn, already in autumn. It is worthwhile to stay in the spring with a planting and plant an onion, suppose, at the end of June, and the plant will blossom only in October. And if the frosts are already falling with the onset of November, then the bulb will not have time to recover. That is why it is necessary to monitor the time of planting in accordance with the timing of flowering of a hybrid and expect a minimum rest period before the beginning of cold weather. This "vacation" to the plant is necessary to gain strength before the next season and on time it should take at least a month.

A little about pests

We have listed not all the factors that prevent the flowering of bulbs. We did not mention numerous pests capable of simply destroying the blossomed splendor. During the summer it is necessary to track ugly, gnarled, curved shoots with spots on the petals and in time to isolate them. Shoots freaks signal a virus disease that affects either the soil or the bulb. Sacrificing one plant can protect the remaining specimens. The soil where the infected plant dwells is better treated with a chemical compound specifically designed for viral floral infections.

Such a disease as bulbous rot appears due to a lack of drainage system, stagnation of moisture in the rhizome, as well as entering into the hole when planting not enough reparted manure.

Important! You can not plant lilies in the place where the tulips used to live in view of the great propensity of the latter to such a dangerous virus as variegation.

Conclusion

So, we learned that hybrids of lilies do not like to be planted at a decent depth, and also that plants are preferred for wintering under "dry shelter". We stated that Asian hybrids are the most adapted to the conditions of existence for the middle zone of Russia and the regions of the North. And learned that new varieties of hybrids are constantly replenished.